TABLE 3.

Costs for loss of income according to socioeconomic factors in men and women

Socioeconomic factor	Men			Women
	n	Cost, ×$1,000, median (Q1–Q3)*	P	n	Cost, ×$1,000, median (Q1–Q3)*	P
Age at diagnosis, years
<30	18	40 (16–61)		11	25 (21–28)
≥30	76	87 (20–143)	0.03	25	25 (12–58)	1.0
<40	42	40 (16–88)		22	26 (17–34)
≥40	52	97 (29–164)	0.004	14	25 (9–76)	0.8
<55	73	47 (16–103)		34	25 (14–34)
≥55	21	123 (91–183)	<0.001	2
Causal agent
High molecular weight	34	48 (6–96)		20	22 (19–31)
Low molecular weight	49	90 (35–153)	0.03	11	25 (4–52)	1.0
Level of education
Primary/secondary	28	98 (25–128)		8	52 (16–79)
College/university	14	51 (23–80)	0.13	14	21 (9–28)	0.07
Marital status
Married	50	96 (22–161)		9	56 (12–75)
Single	28	40 (16–68)	0.003	16	28 (25–41)	1.0
Rehabilitation	Absent†	Present†	Retired†	Absent‡	Present‡	Retired
n	27	35	21	13	13	2
Median	16	59	123	25	25	55
Q1–Q3*	(1.1–76)	(31–107)	(98–171)	(10–43)	(20–37)	-

^*Q1–Q3 values represent the first and third quartiles of distribution;

^†Comparisons: Absent versus present (P<0.001), present versus retired (P=0.001) and absent versus retired (P=0.006);

^‡Comparison of absent versus present not statistically significant